---
type: "Bill"
title: "State Inmates - As enacted, requires by July 1, 2027, and each July 1 thereafter, the commissioner of correction to deliver to the chairs of legislative committees with jurisdiction over the department of correction a report containing data with regard to individuals who may be certified eligible for parole for being chronically debilitated or incapacitated. - Amends TCA Title 40 and Title 41."
description: "State Inmates - As enacted, requires by July 1, 2027, and each July 1 thereafter, the commissioner of correction to deliver to the chairs of legislative committees with jurisdiction over the department of correction a report containing data with regard to individuals who may be certified eligible for parole for being chronically debilitated or incapacitated. - Amends TCA Title 40 and Title 41."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "114"
identifier: "SB 175"
citation: "Tennessee SB 175 (114)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["State Inmates"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Massey"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 30
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2025-01-15"
last_action: "2026-04-06"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/5e5ae136-1e17-4f2f-845f-d407ab7a323f"
source_url: "https://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/Default?BillNumber=SB0175&ga=114"
source_hash: "e19086832e34610c72ec11b62eb337e34248ceba985ee1da6ba1db747e098ff1"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-tn"]
---

# Tennessee SB 175 (114) — State Inmates - As enacted, requires by July 1, 2027, and each July 1 thereafter, the commissioner of correction to deliver to the chairs of legislative committees with jurisdiction over the department of correction a report containing data with regard to individuals who may be certified eligible for parole for being chronically debilitated or incapacitated. - Amends TCA Title 40 and Title 41.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Amendment HA0651** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0651.pdf)
2. **Amendment SA0571** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA0571.pdf)
3. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/SB0175.pdf)

## Votes

- SENATE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 9, Nays 0 PNV 0 3/3/2026 Passed — **9–0** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 3/16/2026 Passed — **92–0** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: as Amended Third Consideration 3/9/2026 Passed — **32–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Massey — primary (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2025-01-15** Filed for introduction `filing`
- **2025-01-16** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2025-01-27** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Judiciary Committee `referral-committee`
- **2025-03-26** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2025-03-26** Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 3/31/2025
- **2025-03-31** Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 4/1/2025
- **2025-03-31** Action deferred in Senate Judiciary Committee to 4/1/2025
- **2025-04-01** Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 4/2/2025
- **2025-04-01** Action deferred in Senate Judiciary Committee to 4/2/2025
- **2025-04-02** Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 4/8/2025
- **2025-04-02** Action deferred in Senate Judiciary Committee to 4/8/2025
- **2025-04-08** Assigned to General Subcommittee of Senate Judiciary Committee `referral-committee`
- **2026-02-25** Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 3/3/2026
- **2026-03-03** Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 9, Nays 0 PNV 0
- **2026-03-06** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 3/9/2026
- **2026-03-09** Engrossed; ready for transmission to House `receipt`
- **2026-03-09** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2026-03-09** Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 32, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2026-03-09** Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0571)
- **2026-03-12** Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.
- **2026-03-16** Passed H., Ayes 92, Nays 0, PNV 0 `passage`
- **2026-03-16** Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA0651) `amendment-withdrawal`
- **2026-03-16** Subst. for comp. HB. `substitution`
- **2026-03-17** Enrolled and ready for signatures `enrolled`
- **2026-03-18** Signed by Senate Speaker `passage`
- **2026-03-19** Signed by H. Speaker `passage`
- **2026-03-20** Transmitted to Governor for action. `executive-receipt`
- **2026-04-01** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2026-04-06** Effective date(s) 07/01/2026
- **2026-04-06** Pub. Ch. 631

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/5e5ae136-1e17-4f2f-845f-d407ab7a323f`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).